Analysis of polymer membrane formation through spinodal decomposition. Part 4: Computer simulation of early-stage coarsening

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 288-297

  Caneba, Gerard T ^a   Saxena, Rahul ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PHASE COMPOSITION; PHASE SEPARATION; SOLVENTS;

BINODAL COMPOSITION; CAHN-HILLIARD THEORY; EARLY STAGE COARSENING; INTERDOMAIN DISTANCES; POLYMER RICH DOMAINS; SOLVENT RICH DOMAINS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0029754907     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.10415     Document Type: Article

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